JustWatch shows you Disney+'s roster ahead of launch

Perhaps you're still mulling over whether or not to subscribe to Disney+ when it launches. You can get a quick peek into what past Disney-owned shows and films are coming through JustWatch. The website has a new Disney+ guide that shows most of the titles coming to Disney+ when it launches on November 12th. The movies and shows are arranged in an easy-to-browse, aesthetically pleasing way. And when you select a title, you'll get the general information like the synopsis of the movie or tv show, the cast, ratings from services like Rotten Tomatoes, a list of places where you can buy the content, and the runtime. 

If you want to create your list of programs to see, you have to create a JustWatch account. What isn't available there right now are the new shows or movies. You won't see info on The Mandalorian just yet.

Source: Lifehacker

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' spin-off is reportedly in the works for Disney+

By Star Wars standards, Solo: A Star Wars Story was considered a box office flop. It wasn't critically acclaimed either. But the hardcore fans have been clamouring for a sequel. The #MaleSolo2Happen hashtag on Twitter has been picking up some steam as well as people have started to discover the movie and find that they like it. Star Wars Unity reports that a spinoff of sorts might be in the works for the Disney+ streaming service. Disney or Lucasfilm isn't officially confirming the rumours.

Rumours claim the project might be a movie, but it might not contain any of the iconic heroes from the last project. The focus might be on the enemy or "the Crimson Dawn and other scoundrels." It's believed that the scrapped Mos Eisley movie may have been "repurposed" for a potential Solo spinoff for the service. With no new Star Wars movie set to come out after the current trilogy ends this year, fans will be asking for content. And this might be one of them that we could anticipate. For now, we know Disney+ has The Mandalorian, the Rogue One prequel series, and the Obi-Wan Kenobi show on the way. Lucasfilm might be waiting to see how the announced programs are received before they reveal other plans. 

Disney returns to weekly episode releases for Disney+

While Netflix defined binge culture, new streaming services decided this isn't the route to take to help them survive. We look specifically at Disney's upcoming Disney+ service. Executives from the company talked about moving to a weekly episode release at its recent D23 Expo. Disney wants its shows to come out once a week, giving people something to look forward to each week and the show and their service more exposure over time.

Netflix has the advantage of dropping episodes at once because of its big stable of both original and licensed content. Disney doesn't have that yet, and they need to build and grow their subscriber base. Disney is looking for ways to make sure its subscribers are engaged for extended periods of time. One way of doing that is tying new content to beloved franchises, and then offering these to its users piece by piece. That is one way to keep them hooked. And they need people to stick around, mainly since they aim for 10 million customers by the end of 2020. This approach might be the best thing for them.

Source: The Verge 

Here's your first look at 'The Mandalorian'

If you weren't at the Star Wars Celebration, then you wouldn't have seen this trailer. But now, Disney and Lucasfilm just released to the public the first trailer for Jon Favreau's Star Wars series: The Mandalorian. There aren't many words exchanged in the trailer, but we see a lot of fighting spaceships, battling droids, and grittier action than we usually see in a traditional Star Wars film. The feel of the trailer is in line with Favreau's goal to bring a "darker, freakier side of Star Wars" to the public.

Boba Fett and his father, Jango, inspire this series. Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) steps in as the new Mandalorian. The story helps fill in the gap between Return of the Jedi and right after the fall of the Empire and the rise of the First Order. It answers questions of what happened on Tatooine during the time between the trilogies. The Mandalorian is going to be the first Star Wars live-action TV series, and one of the main pulls to get people to subscribe to Disney+.

Source: The Verge